History. Laws 1799, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 547.; Ga. L. 1869, p. 139, § 5; Code 1873, § 3914; Code 1882, § 3914; Penal Code 1895, § 812; Penal Code 1910, § 812; Code 1933, § 59-202; Ga. L. 1967, p. 590, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 906, § 1; Ga. L. 1979, p. 676, § 1; Ga. L. 1994, p. 607, § 3; Ga. L. 2001, p. 4, § 15; Ga. L. 2011, p. 59, § 1-27/HB 415.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2011, p. 59, § 1-1/HB 415, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Jury Composition Reform Act of 2011.’
Structure Georgia Code
§ 15-12-60. Qualifications of Grand Jurors; Impact of Ineligibility
§ 15-12-62.1. Choosing of Grand Jurors
§ 15-12-63. Concurrent Grand Juries
§ 15-12-65.1. Mailing of Summonses; Failure to Receive Notice
§ 15-12-66. Preliminary Oath to Be Administered to Grand Jurors
§ 15-12-66.1. Insufficient Number of Persons to Complete Panel of Grand Jurors
§ 15-12-67. Appointment or Election of Foreman; Oath of Foreman and Grand Jurors
§ 15-12-69. Oath of Bailiff Attending Grand Jury
§ 15-12-70. Disqualification for Relationship to Interested Party
§ 15-12-71. Duties of Grand Jury
§ 15-12-72. Disclosures of Grand Jurors in Court
§ 15-12-73. Exclusion of Admissions and Communications Among Grand Jurors
§ 15-12-74. Grand Jury Presentment of Offenses; Publication or Filing of Findings
§ 15-12-78. Inspection of County Jails; Recommendations and Presentments
§ 15-12-80. Publication of General Presentments
§ 15-12-81. Notice of Upcoming Appointment by Grand Jury
§ 15-12-82. Change of Venue in Criminal Grand Jury Investigation